STEM Identity: A Nuanced Understanding of Minority Students’ Intentions and Commitment to STEM

• In Event: Highlighting Students of Color in STEM Programs

Abstract

The traditional view is that STEM identity values science for its own sake. This perspective fails to capture the complex dimensionality of STEM identity among URM groups. URM individuals seek to express their multiple identities, being a scientist, or STEM professional, is just one of them.

Authors

• Sharon Fries-Britt, University of Maryland

• Alberto F Cabrera, University of Maryland

• Elizabeth Kurban, University of Maryland

• Donté McGuire, University of Maryland